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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3784 on 22/08/1938

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 306
To Service Thu 22/08/1938
Withdrawal Thu 03/06/1965
Service Life 26 yrs, 9 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 22/08/1938
SPM   St Philips Marsh on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 09/10/1954
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 29/01/1955
82A   Bristol Bath Road 8w/e 26/03/1955
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 06/10/1956
88A   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 31/12/1960
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
88C   Barry 4w/e 02/11/1963
88B   Radyr 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 03/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 11/09/1954
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 86C Hereford 4w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 88C Barry 5w/e 02/11/1963
ALLOC 88G Llantrisant 3w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 88B Radyr w/e 12/10/1964
WDN   on 03/06/1965
WDN   4w/e 13/06/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/12/1962 Cardiff East Dock MPD There is no diesel locomotive whatever here and CED is now a full main line shed for the first time in its life ! This must be unique in railway history and the steam phase is expected to last two years as Canton is being demolished completely to make way for a diesel shed and main diesel depot for S. Wales. On 9th December, 1962, the following were on shed-1613, 2875/97, 3662, 3782/4, 3804/10, 4090, 4242/72/82, 5043/74/81/97, 5220/4/5/9, 5749, 6606/37/81, 6813/32/75/6, 6918/32/45/56/72/7/87/95, 7016, 7913, 8425/97, 9426/37, 9629, 92003/236/44/6. SLS/196302
17/03/1963 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Triangle: 4612, 4915, 5027/95, 5931, 6112, 8472. Works Yard: 3769/84, 4082, 5072/78, 5659, 6011/18/25/26, 6369, 6815, 6933, 7314, 8773/76, 9725, D6352. Weigh House: 6944, 7822. 'C' Shop: W.D. 71528. Dump: 2883, 4939, 5023, 6101, 6342/48, 6422, 6962, 8770, 9652, 9727/44/47/59/75, 7334. Dismantling Shed: 5020. 'A' Shop: D35, D101, D809, D813/18, D825/29, D1001/7/11/35. D1018-27 new - in various stages of oonstruction, D3189, D3365/98, D3424, D3505/06/22/25, D4000, D6311, D7002/32/38, 3687, 3755, 3836, 4623/73/77, 5006, 5775, 6855, 6918/22/61/72, 7919/25/28, 8109, 8433/81, 9437, 9648/66/80, 15100/05. Stock Shed: D7072 New. On Running Shed: 6000. Ex Works: 3837, 6819/78, 7913, 8459, 9405. SLS/196304
24/04/1963 Derby MPD (Works Yard) 42636 was badly damaged when it fell into the pit at Derby on 24th April. It is now on works undergoing assessment. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/08/1938 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3784
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
31/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
02/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
03/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 3784    
10/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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